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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 1, Sophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rousseau's feeling about the disparity between men's and women's roles?
(a) That it is harmful but inevitable.
(b) That it is lamentable.
(c) That it is good and right.
(d) That it is reasonable.

2. What argument does Rousseau use to support his emphasis on the need for physical activity in children?
(a) He refers to studies that have been conducted.
(b) He appeals to the reader's common sense.
(c) He refutes philosophers' claims to the contrary.
(d) He cites philosophers who agree with him.

3. What does Rousseau say a man should have learned in his first 25 years?
(a) How to use his time.
(b) How to work in a craft.
(c) How to manage his passions.
(d) How to defend himself.

4. What does Rousseau say is cruel and unjust in a man's behavior?
(a) To give children up for adoption.
(b) To reduce woman to a spiritual symbol.
(c) To force a woman to raise children.
(d) To fail to ensure a woman's safety.

5. What is the ultimate goal of Rousseau's educational philosophy?
(a) A student who acts as a repository for facts and theories for the benefit of the society around him.
(b) A student who can observe the laws of the government and of the church.
(c) A student who can quote scripture for anything that happens, no matter how rare or unusual.
(d) A student who can discern the difference between not knowing and ineffective grasps at knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?

2. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?

3. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?

4. What does Rousseau say is the rule for men?

5. How does Rousseau say selfishness is ever satisfied?

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